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Recognised as Colour

#C038B3

  • #C038B3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C038B3 is a magenta with RGB values 192, 56, 179 and HSL 306°, 55%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C038B3#C038B3
HEX#C038B3
RGBrgb(192, 56, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.2196, 0.702
RGB percentages75.3%, 22%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(305.7, 54.8%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.7, 70.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK0%, 70.8%, 6.8%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,597,427
CSS custom property--colour: #C038B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#3FC74C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3067B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#637AB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C84672no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14Dark magenta · ΔE 16.7Orchid · ΔE 18.3Purple · ΔE 20.4Medium violet red · ΔE 22.4Violet · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38C045
Analogous#8938C0, #C0386F
Triadic#B3C038, #38B3C0
Split complementary#6FC038, #38C089
Tetradic#C08938, #38C045, #386FC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D2EF
Lighter +30%#E6ABE1
Lighter +20%#DB83D2
Lighter +10%#CF5CC4
Darker −10%#992C8E
Darker −20%#712169
Darker −30%#4A1545
Darker −40%#220A20
More saturated +25%#DF19CC
Less saturated −25%#A1579A

Channel breakdown

R192
G56
B179
Red192 (75.3%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue305.74°
Saturation (HSL)54.84%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C0 · G 38 · B B3

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